Originally published at: https://avweb.com/aviation-news/navy-selects-boeing-f-a-xx-fighter/
The U.S. Navy has selected Boeing to develop its next-generation F/A-XX carrier-based fighter under a contract worth more than $20 billion.
Boeing?! The same Boeing that designed the awful JSF protype? The untrusted 737MAX? The KC46 Pegasus that still doesn’t work right despite being built on a 40+ year old design? That Boeing?!
This is about propping up a contractor to maintain some semblance of diversity and “competition” in the fast jet (fighters, strike, recce) industry. Congrats to Congress for killing off Northrop, and North American for that matter… /S
Ditching the F-35C design criteria ! A wise descision
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